Webroot

AUGUST 10, 2022

When was the last time you secretly smiled when ransomware gangs had their bitcoin stolen, their malware servers shut down, or were forced to disband? The OpenText Security Solutions threat intelligence team is sharing mid- year updates to our 2022 BrightCloud® Threat Report. MALWARE CONTINUES TO ITERATE, AND GROW.

Threat Reports 83

Threat Reports DNS Phishing Malware 83

Webroot

APRIL 21, 2021

Although cybercriminal activity throughout 2020 was as innovative as ever, some of the most noteworthy threat activity we saw came from the old familiar players, namely ransomware, business email compromise (BEC) and phishing. Here are some of the findings from the report. Even malware (for the moment) is trending gently downward.

Threat Reports 103

Threat Reports Phishing Ransomware Backups 103

Webroot

JANUARY 26, 2022

In fact, phishing attacks spiked by 510% from just January – February 2020, according to the 2021 Threat Report. Overall, 76% of executives report that phishing is still up compared to before the pandemic. The report cites training as one of the most effective tools. Who’s getting attacked? Carbonite + Webroot Sr.

Phishing 102

Phishing DNS Backups Security Awareness 102

Webroot

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

In fact, our 2020 Threat Report found that impersonators are now imitating legitimate business websites to release malicious payloads or steal data, and a shocking 27% of phishing sites use HTTPS to trick the user into clicking phishing links, which makes these attacks even more dangerous.

Scams 108

Scams Phishing Firewall Social Engineering 108